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Knitting Needles
Knitting Needles
RamblinR


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Challenge: What is this Pencil? (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: Home
Date: Oct 14, 2007
Aperture: f10
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Oct 13, 2007

I thought of putting them in someones hair or using them as chopsticks but I decided to go with knitting needles. Went for complimentary colors (red & yellow) and tried to keep as much detail in the red wool as I could whilst using light and shade to give the picture some depth. This was a good exercise in light for me. Don't know how this will rate - it would be nice if it stayed above 5.5 but who knows.

Window light. Crop, sharpen, contrast, brightness, saturation, resize, usm.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 112
Avg (all users): 6.1892
Avg (commenters): 6.9000
Avg (participants): 5.9118
Avg (non-participants): 6.2719
Views since voting: 1494
Views during voting: 428
Votes: 296
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/23/2007 03:09:26 PM
Good detail, and I like the way the lighting brings out the texture of the yarn. Good color choice for the yarn too--it really stands out :-) Was this natural light?
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10/23/2007 11:14:01 AM
I like this a lot -- the idea, the composition, the choice of colors. I find it just a bit on a darker side, though, and would have liked to see it a little brighter, I think it will make the image really pop.
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10/23/2007 12:10:39 AM
Functional and about the size of a number 2 knitting kneedle I think. I like the tones of the yellows on the red it works well, and the lighting is not over done. Good shot.
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10/21/2007 08:25:12 PM
very cool...unique idea...contrast is awesome...very nice :)
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10/20/2007 02:00:02 AM
really like the contrast of colours and the lighting..
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10/19/2007 12:30:49 PM
One of the tops of the challenge. Nicely done.
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10/18/2007 08:25:52 PM
Too many chopsticks and knitting needles.. sorry...
10/18/2007 01:47:30 PM
I like the contrast between the yellow and the red.
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10/18/2007 01:10:33 PM
Nice! First one I've seen with knitting needles...

I think the dark background is a bit gloomy. But the rest is awesome!
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10/18/2007 06:48:23 AM
This is the best "knitting-needles" shot I've seen.
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10/17/2007 11:18:50 PM
The first thing that jumps out at me with your photo is the great color contrasts. Then, the balanced composition and lighting. All in all, a good photo and creatively done. I hope it does well in the challenge. 10! :-)
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10/17/2007 03:48:15 PM
Perhaps not that original, but it has met the challenge and has been well executed.
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10/17/2007 03:32:02 PM
Very Nice work (:
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10/17/2007 11:11:04 AM
good picture.
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10/17/2007 10:18:41 AM
This is a very well executed idea, great comp as well!
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10/17/2007 10:08:13 AM
Pencilware
10/17/2007 09:20:24 AM
Nice idea. Subject in a strong position. Nice DOF. The large dark area at upper left draws my eye a bit.
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10/17/2007 04:57:12 AM
Nice composition - great colours!
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10/17/2007 03:45:10 AM
This works well. Great color choices.
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10/17/2007 02:24:44 AM
I think this picture would be better if somebody was actually knitting. Nice thought though, it is nice to not see chopsticks.
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